Luis Suarez has played down claims that he bit Giorgio Chiellini and claimed that he 'had contact, nothing more.'

The Uruguay striker looked to have sunk his teeth into the Italian defender's shoulder minutes before Diego Godin scored the decisive goal in Uruguay's 1-0 win in Natal.

But the controversial forward said after the game: 'These situations happen on the field.

VIDEO Scroll down for The shock moment Luis Suarez appeared to BITE Giorgio Chiellini

Champing at the bit: Luis Suarez appears to bite Giorgio Chiellini during the Group D showdown

Everyday occurrence: The Liverpool striker played down the incident and said it was not unusual

Did he do it? Suarez appears to bite Chiellini on the shoulder as Uruguay faced Italy in Natal

Well done: Suarez and Lugano greet each other with a hug post-match after Uruguay qualified from the group

VIDEO Suarez in another biting storm

FIFA ACT OVER SUAREZ

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings, to which Uruguay and Suarez have until 9pm UK time on Wednesday to provide evidence.

A statement on FIFA's website said: 'FIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the player Luis Suarez of Uruguay following an apparent breach of art. 48 and/or art. 57 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil match Italy-Uruguay played on 24 June 2014.

'The player and/or the Uruguayan FA are invited to provide with their position and any documentary evidence they deem relevant until 25 June 2014, 5pm, Brasilia time.

'According to art. 77 lit. a of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC), the FIFA Disciplinary Committee is responsible for sanctioning serious infringements which have escaped the match officials' attention.

'Furthermore, according to art. 96 of the FDC, any type of proof may be produced (par. 1), in particular are admissible, reports from referees, declarations from the parties and witnesses, material evidence, audio or video recordings (par. 3).'

I'm very happy to qualify against a European team, after the first match against Costa Rica it was difficult to reverse the situation but we played an incredible match today"

And Uruguay captain Diego Lugano launched an incredible defence of his frontman.

Despite replays of the incident seeming to obviously show Suarez as in the wrong with, if not a bite, a headbutt, team-mate Lugano chose to defend the Liverpool striker and instead called out Chiellini as the guilty party for appealing against Suarez.

'You need to show me the incident, because I didn't see anything,' the West Brom defender said after the match.

'Did you see it today or did you see what happened in other years? You couldn't have seen it today because nothing happened.

'Chiellini’s attitude is worst of all. He's a great player, with an enormous status. It doesn't correspond with Italian football. As sportsmen leaving the field, crying and appealing against a rival.

'As a man, he disappointed me totally.'

Toothy smile: Lugano looked cheerful as he came down the tunnel after celebrating at full time

Suarez has a history of biting opponents and was suspended for 10 games after an incident with Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in November 2013 and a 7-game ban for biting PSV Eindhoven's Otman Bakkal in April 2010.